Antonyms for highly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : hahy-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪ li


Definition of highly

Origin :
  • Old English healice "nobly, gloriously, honorably;" see high (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning "very, very much, fully" is mid-14c.
  • adv very, well
Example sentences :
  • The scenery in this portion of the river is highly exciting.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • His countenance is mild and pleasant, and has a highly intellectual expression.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • We do not understand them at all, but they are highly soothing and satisfactory.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • But it will be observed that these are highly controversial subjects.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • The purposes for which you intend your fruit is highly important.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • To him all forms of betting were highly disastrous—most immoral.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Kingozi himself valued it highly, but he hoped and expected to get it back.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • This good-natured fellow's present was highly valuable and useful to me.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The solicitude of the disciples on this occasion was highly laudable.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • The language is highly figurative, and denotes earthquakes and storms.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Synonyms for highly

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